Table 4.
Mean waist circumference and age-adjusted waist circumference (cm) and prevalence of abdominal obesity in participants aged 40–84 in Tromsø 6 (2007–2008) and Tromsø 7 (2015–2016)*
| Women | Men | |||||
| Tromsø 6 | Tromsø 7 | Tromsø 6 | Tromsø 7 | |||
| Mean age (SD), years | 58.3 (12.0) | 56.8 (11.0) | 58.2 (11.5) | 57.1 (11.0) | ||
| Mean waist circumference | 91.0 (90.8 to 91.3) | 90.8 (90.5 to 91.0) | 99.6 (99.3 to 99.8) | 100.2 (100.0 to 100.4) | ||
| Age-adjusted mean waist circumference | 90.8 (90.6 to 91.1) | 90.9 (90.7 to 91.2) | P=0.41† | 99.5 (99.3 to 99.8) | 100.3 (100.0 to 100.5) | P<0.0001† |
| % abdominal obese | 55.3 (54.1 to 56.5) | 53.0 (52.0 to 53.9) | 37.1 (35.8 to 38.3) | 38.5 (37.5 to 39.4) | ||
| % abdominal obese, age-adjusted | 54.7 (53.6 to 55.9) | 53.4 (52.5 to 54.4) | OR=0.95 (0.91 to 1.00)† | 36.8 (35.6 to 38.0) | 38.6 (37.7 to 39.6) | OR=1.08 (1.03 to 1.14)† |
The Tromsø study.
*Abdominal obesity: waist circumference >88 cm (women), >102 cm (men).
†From generalised estimation equation.